WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden joked about Donald Trump and his own age at an annual media dinner on Saturday (16th March, 2024) before unloading deadly serious criticisms of his rival in November’s election. “One candidate’s too old and mentally unfit to be president,” the 81-year-old Democrat quipped at the Gridiron Club in Washington. “The […]
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LAHORE: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Ataullah Tarar on Sunday (17th March, 2024) strongly condemned Social Media campaign against martyrs of North Waziristan terrorist attack. PTI’s Asad Qaiser termed Tarar’s accusations as misleading propaganda. Taking to the Twitter PTI’s Asad Qaiser held: “Khawaja Asif and Ata Tarar’s misleading propaganda about the shaheeds of Pakistan […]
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KARACHI: Federal Urdu University of Arts Science and Technology (FUUAST) and University of Lodz Poland have entered an Initiation of inter-institutional agreement Erasmus Plus. According to a statement issued on Friday, the Erasmus Plus agreement will be effective from 2023 to 2027. This agreement covers promotion of educational exchanges and inter-cultural experiences activities. Under this […]
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ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and Afghanistan’s Interim Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi on Saturday (16th March, 2024) agreed to continue working together in building on fraternal bilateral relations. “Expanding cooperation in connectivity, trade, security, counter-terrorism and people-to-people contacts is a top priority for Pakistan,” the foreign minister posted on X, after he received a […]
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KARACHI: Claiming that Rs. 5 million of the looted Rs. 11 million cash has been recovered from him, the Police has formally arrested the SHO of Zaman Town PS Sub Inspector Rao Rafiq here on Friday (15th of March, 2024). It may be recalled that a trio of three cops headed by SHO Rao Rafiq […]
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ISLAMABAD: EU Envoy Dr. Riina Kionka called on Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb here on Friday (15th March, 2024). Dr. Riina Kionka acknowledged the economic agenda of the government and assured the Finance Minister of EU’s continued support to Pakistan. The Finance Minister apprised the Ambassador about the important reform priorities of the government. He also […]
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WASHINGTON: Voicing concern over India’s controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), the United States has said it is monitoring the implementation of this law. “Respect for religious freedom and equal treatment under the law for all communities are fundamental democratic principles,” State Department Spokesperson Mathew Miller said in response to a question from a Pakistani channel […]
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ISLAMABAD: An International Monetary Fund(IMF) mission on Thursday called on Federal Minister of Finance and Revenue, Muhammad Aurangzeb in the Ministry of Finance. The IMF mission is in Pakistan to conduct the second review of the Stand by Arrangement (SBA). Muhammad Aurangzeb welcomed the mission and expressed the government’s commitment towards working with IMF on […]
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UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan was ranked at 161st position among 191 countries on UN’s 2022/23 Human Development Index (HDI)’s annual rankings — three steps up from the 2021/22 ranking, according to a new UNDP report. The HDI is a composite of statistics measuring such factors as per capita income, educational attainment and life expectancy. In the […]
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KARACHI: In a thrilling display of spin bowling prowess, Usama Mir of Multan Sultans has claimed the spotlight as the leading wicket-taker in the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL) season nine. With an impressive tally of 21 wickets to his name, Usama Mir has surpassed the previous record set by Rashid Khan during season eight. […]
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